CITY CHILD. POEMS. With Decorations by Rockwell Kent [SIGNED LIMITED] by (Rockwell Kent) Robinson, Selma - 1931

New York: The Colophon Ltd, 1931. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Book, slipcase, and ephemera are all in fine condition.. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Copy #245 of 300 signed by the author and with Kent's "thumb-print mark". This was a special edition produced by the Bibliophile journal as an "Experiment in Publishing". Subscrbers to the journal were invited to request a copy, not to prepay, but to wait for confirmation that a copy was available, and to then receive a bill. If the series were to be oversubscribed, winners of this quasi-lottery would be randomly assigned a copy. It is not known whether this issue was oversubscribed, but few seem to be on the market. This copy is unusual in that the prospectus and request-form is offered with it, along with a couple of ephemeral other forms from Colophon Ltd. Kent's charming small woodcuts & vignettes head up each poem. The poems themselves are clever and poignant, the musings and observations of a modern woman. Small tall 8vo illustrated paste-paper boards with buckram spine and paper-label in a delicate slipcase box that repeats the lovely design of the book's covers. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.